Dodge City times., 1887-12-29
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL

JULES FERRY was present at the unVa1l-
ing of a monument to Edmond About at
Paris on the Goth. He was received with
cheers.
Vienna that a number of COssack regi-
ments are being massed in Russian Po-
land.
PRINCE WILLIAM, in Offering Christmas
greetings to the German hussars, said that
times were grave aud the future uncertain.
and no one could tell what might happen.
He bade them to consider that the Emperor
called honor, valor and obedience the pill
lars Of the army.
THE British Government has decided to
Danish King Jaja, of Oporbo, West Africa,
to St Helena He recently caused $50 of
his subjects to be beheaded as awarning to
others not to permit traders to 60 into the
interior.
THE Petit Journal censures President
Carnot for sending, through the French
Ambassador, Albertln, a message to EN-
peror William that he would do all in his
power to maintain amicable relations be-
tween France and Germany.
JOHN s. BARBOUR has been elected to sue
ceed Senator Malone, of Virginia.
REPRESENTATIVE s. c. MoFFATT, of Michi-
gan, was reported lying seriously i'll at
Wizards Hotel at Washington. A car
buncle on the chin was the primary cause
of his illness.
IT is reported in the City of Mexico that
the Government will run the mints itself
after next March.
THE Mexican Government proposes to
levy duty on exported ores In order to
protect domestic reduction works, which
will also be aided by the Government.
THE estimates Of deficiencies sent to
Congress by the Secretary of the Treasury
include IS, ,5S0,97S for the time up to June So
1887, and $3,07S, ,044 for the present fiscal
year.
MRS. CLEvELAND's Saturday afternoon
receptions will begin January Z, AMI con-
tinue alternate Saturdays throughout the
season.
HERR WINES, the Austrian tenor, who
is under an engagement to sing in St.
Petersburg has received from Prince Dol
gourouki a note informing him that it is in
advisable at present for him to appear in
Russia.
KING HUMBERT, of Italy, will make no
present to the Pope and has ordered the
members of his family to refrain from
sending gifts to his Holiness on his ap-
preaching jubilee.
SENATOR DoLPH has reported from the
Committee on Foreign Relations and the
Senate has adopted in secret session res
olution calling on the Secretary of S,a'e for
the correspondence and records Of the
State Department relating 10 the German
occupation of the Samoan Islands and
Apia.
EDWARD ATKINSON, specially appointed
by the President to inquire as to the posi-
bility of forming bimetallic international
union for the free coinage Of silver, reports
discouragingly, there being an entire lack
of any thing like organization in Europe
for the purpose above-named.
REPRESENTATIVE s. C. MoFFArr, of Mich
igan. died at the Providence Hospital,
Washington, on the 22d.
THE inhabitants of the island OF Cyprus
propose to ask the British Government to
grant the Legislative Council power to deal
with taxation.
THOMAS SEXTON, member of Parliament
for Belfast, was reported seriously i'll in
Dublin from an attack of typhoid fever.
Mr.. GosCHEN, Chancellor of the Ex-
chequer of Great Britain, is working on a
scheme to fund the three per cent. bonds of
the Nation iato two and a half per cents.
The British Government has decided to
increase the strength of the life guards by
two regiments, drawing from the dragons
for this purpose.
W. II. h. SMITH, for twenty years an en-
ploye of the Navy Department, and at pres
eut chief clerk of the bureau of steam en-
gineering, has been notified by Secretary
Whitney that his services will not be longer
needed.
CONGRESSMAN GUENTHER is preparing a
bill which he will introduce in the House,
calling for the appointment of a commit
tee of three to investigate the Standard
oi. monupOlY.